Earthrise Technologies, a subsidiary of the Digisec Group, is partnering with Telenor Connexion, the leading machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity provider, to deploy Digisec's unique eco-navigation product, Eco-Way.

TheWhereBusiness Navigation Day will once again be a part of CeBIT in Hannover on March 5. After the huge success of last year's 150 delegate conference, Navigation Day @ CeBIT is back with an outstanding speaker line-up and an agenda packed with the key issues in navigation.

The new Audi A8 is the first car to integrate Google Earth in its onboard navigation system. The A8's system will also feature Google Maps and Local Search as well as the ability to link to a desktop computer.

ABI Research forecasts that system shipments relating to the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) will reach more than 500 million worldwide in 2010 and continue growing to 1.1 billion in 2014.

Have personal navigation devices (PNDs) finally had their day? At worst, yes, say some analysts. At best, research indicates this sector may achieve little more than stagnation in the next few years, reports Christopher Backeberg...

The mobile industry may well remember 2009 as the year of the smartphone, not least because of the sophisticated navigation and location functions that have contributed to the remarkable impact of smartphones on the market, writes Christopher Backeberg...

Mobile companies have yet to recognise the potential of phones as navigation devices - although many mobile phones are now GPS-enabled, this doesn't necessarily make them effective at navigation, according to Jonathan Raper, professor of Geographic Information Science at London's City University.